My Hp 4700 series photosmart printer will not print. I get the message printer is off line, I followed the instruction went to print spooler, clicked restart. The status said the printer was started, however the printer still sent the message off line and would not print. I have tried 2 days now, and really need it working ASAP.
Optional Information: Computer OS: Windows XPBrowser: Other Already Tried: went to print spooler, clicked restart, green bars traveled lenght of Bar, status said it was restarted (automatic)printer still sent the message off line. Then turned computer and printer off,went through the process again still won't print, and sends message Off line
Hello, I am John Cappuccio, Computer Science Engineer. I will be happy to help you.Ok, please follow the steps below to uninstall the printer software completely and then re-install it:1- Unplug your printer from the computer2- Uninstall the HP printer software going to Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove programs3- Download "windows install cleanup" tool. Go tohttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 and click on "Download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility package now" to download and install this tool4- Remove any HP printer application using this tool.5- Restart the computer.6- Download the newest driver here:http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=mp-71555-2&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&os=228&product=3831770And click on the "Download Now" button. When the download is over please run the fileSelect OPEN or RUN when prompted7- After the new driver is installed please restart your computer (BUT PLEASE BOOKMARK THIS PAGE SO YOU CAN COME BACK WITH ME AFTER THE RESTART)8- Turn on your printer and plug in the USB cable to another available USB port in your computer9- Please come back to this page and let me know even if it worked or not.Thank youJohn CappuccioComputer Science Engineer*** 3 IMPORTANT THINGS *** (please read them) 1* Please click the ACCEPT button, so your deposit can be released and I can get paid for my effort. 2* Let me know if the answer doesn't work INSTEAD of leaving negative feedback, so we can still continue troubleshooting the issue.3* Positive Feedback is very important to us. Please leave me a positive feedback after you are happy with the answer.
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